Motor-vehicle.



No. 709,859. Patented Sept. 30, |902.

W. C. BAKER.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

(Application tiled Feb. 14, 1902.) (No Mom.)

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WALTER C. BAKER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 709,859, datedSeptember 30, 1902.

Application led February 14, 1902. Serial No. 94,021. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Beit known that I, WALTER C. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Vehicles; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to motor-vehicles, and more especially to themanner in which the motor is mounted and connected to the vehicle.

My invention consists in supporting the motor and bracing the samedirectly from and mainly through the rear axle by means of a casingwhich forms the journals for the rear axle and the casing for thetransmittinggearing, lthe whole being braced in such a manner as toprevent any lateral movement of the motor and its connecting mechanismin relation to the said rear axle, thus keeping all the parts inalinement and at lthe same time allowing the free vertical movement ofthe motor without disalining or cramping the parts, the motor-casing,the casing for the transmitting-gearing, including that for the rearaxle, with a proper bracing, forming a rigid framework and support forthe parts which will oscillate at right angles in relation to the rearaxle and traction-wheels.

My invention also consists in'connecting the motor to the vehicle-bodyin such a manner that the motion of said body in relation to therunning-gear of the vehicle is free and unrestrained, thus allowing thevehicle-body free movement in all directions without being cramped by orcramping the motive mechanism.

My invention further consists in other features and in details ofconstruction, which will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I is a view in side elevation of a motor-vehicleembodying my invention. Fig. II illustrates in detail the hanger orsupporting mechanism and its connection with the motor-Vehicle as viewedlooking toward the vehicle from the front or rear. Fig. III is a planview of such portions of the device as will illustrate the lateralbracing of the motor in relation to the rear axle. This View alsoillustrates in plan the suspending mechanism for supporting the motor inrelation to the body of the vehicle.

A represents the body of the vehicle, which is supported upon spring Bat the forward end and springs B at the rear end, the same being of anydesirable construction and nurnber and mounted upon the running-gear insuch a manner as to support the body A so that the said body will swayand give to inequalities during the transit and will also give to anysudden stopping or starting motion.

C represents a motor-casing of any suitable construction or type. Thecasing C extends rearward, preferably, forming a housing or covering Cfor a transmitting-shaft. (Not shown.) Theextension Ccommunicateswith acasing C2, which incloses the receiving-gearing (preferably bevel-gears)for transmitting motion to the rear axle. The casing C2 is in turnconnected to or it may form part of the inner portionof the rear-axlebearings and is provided at either side with axle casings and journals DD', respectively, the same forming the outer journals for the axle E.Extending from a point at or near the outer ends of the casings orjournals D D and converging toward the motor-casing C are two braces FF.

It will be seen from the above that the casing C, extension C', casingC2, axle casings and journals D D', and braces F F' form a rigidstructure or framework which supports the motor and thetransmitting-gearing and also forms the journals for'the rear axle andits receiving-gearings. This rigid structure or framework, constitutedof the several parts just above enumerated, is so mounted in relation tothe rear axle E that it, as it were, is hinged to said rear axle E, thusallowing the said structure to oscillate in a vertical direction at aright angle to said axle E, which allows of a free vertical movement ofthe motor in relation to the running-gear of the ver' IOO sides rockingbars g g', the said bars being pivotally secured at their centralportions to the stanchion-bar G, and hence adapted to rockin relation tosaid stanchion-bar and the vehicle-body. At the ends of the rocking barsg g are pivotally secured hangers g2 g3, which are in turn securedpivotally to the motor-casing C, thus allowing the said motorcasing tobe supported in its vertical position in relation to the rear axle andtraction mech-A .ism from the body A, I prefer that the hangers g2 g3should be supplied with turnbuckles g4g4, whereby the hangers g2 g3 maybe shortened, and thus take up any lost motion or wear between theparts.

Instead of supporting the motor-casing as just above set forth in itsrelation with the body of the vehicle I may employ any snitablemechanism which will allow of the free movement of the body in relationto the motive mechanism, or vice versa, the main object of thisconnection being a vertical support for the motor, holding it in properrelation to the vehicle without in any manner restricting the freedom ofmovement of either the body or the motor in their relation one with theother.

By my invention I have obviated the necessity of a rigid support for themotor in its relation to the body of the vehicle and have attained amotive mechanism dependent entirely for its purchase upon its connectionwith or through the rear axle, thus leaving the body free to oscillateor give and preventing cramping of the motive mechanism incident to themovement of the parts.

In setting forth my invention I have illustrated and described certaindetails of construction and assemblages of parts which I consider welladapted for the purpose; but I do not wish to be limited to saidstructural features or assemblages of parts, inasmuch as any one skilledin the art may devise different constructions and features withoutdeparting from my invention.

What I claim is- 1. The combination in a motor-vehicle, of the body, therunning-gearincluding the rear axle; and a motor, said motor beingsupported mainly from the rear axle and means for attaching the motor tothe body of the vehicle, said means comprising a rocking bar pivotallysecured to the under side of the vehicle-body, and hangers pivotallysecured to the opposite ends of the said rocking bar and pivotallyconnected to the motor, substantially as set forth.

2. In a motor-vehicle, the combination with the rear axle, ofa casing,surrounding said rear axle, a receiving-gear casingr fixed to lthe saidaxle-casing, a transmitting-shaft casing communicating with thereceivinggear casing, and the motor, braces connected to saidaxle-casing, at or near its outer ends, said braces converging towardand connected to the transmitting-shaft casing, whereby the motor isbraced laterally in relation to the rear axle, and allowed free verticalmovement at right angles to said axle, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a motor-vehicle, a motor and its casing, transversely-'arrangedrock-shafts pivotally secured to the vehicle-body, hangers pivotallysecured to the opposite ends of said rock-shafts and having theiropposite ends in pivotal engagement with the motor-casing, whereby aforward as well as lateral movement of the motor is permittedindependent of the vehicle-body, and means for supporting and bracingsaid motor in relation to lthe rear axle of the vehicle.

4. In a motorvehicle,the combination with the rear axle, of anaxle-casing loosely mounted on said axle, a receiving-gear casing fixedto the said axle-casing, a motor-casing rigidly secured to saidreceiving-gear casing, and hangers in pivotal engagement with thevehicle-body and the motor-casing, whereby the motor will be permittedto move laterally and longitudinally of the vehicle-body, substantiallyas described.

5. In a motor-vehicle, the combination with the rear axle, of a motor infixed relation thereto, and means for permitting the motor to movelaterally as one end of the axle is raised or lowered, the said motorpivotally secured to the vehicle-body, and capable of movementindependent thereof.

Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, this17th day of December, 1901.

WALTER C. BAKER.

Vitnesses:

E. B. DONNELLY, W. E. DONNELLY.

